Grammar Test C Answer 9


9. It would take more then a "talkin' iron" for a drover to convince a rustler to give up the steak he had on a wandering head of cattle.

Ans: It would take more then a "talkin' iron" for a drover to convince a rustler to give up the stake he had on a wandering head of cattle.


1) The word to use in making comparisons is "than," not "then"

2) the word we are looking for is "stake," (meaning claim) not "steak." While one could be talking about a piece of beef (steak) when discussing cattle, this meaning does not make sense given the context of the sentence.